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Short Answer Key
Chapter 1, Plate 1 1846 "Girl in the Presence of Death"
1. What is the name of the novel's twelve-year-old orphan?
Myrtle.
2. In which British city does the Hardy family reside?
Liverpool.
3. What epidemic were the authorities trying to get under control when Myrtle moved in with the Hardys?
Smallpox.
4. Which member of the Hardy family persuaded her parents to allow Myrtle to stay?
Beatrice.
5. What is Myrtle named after?
A street.
6. What is located on Myrtle Street?
An orphanage.
7. What does Mrs. Hardy teach Myrtle?
How to read.
8. What is Mrs. O'Gorman's role in the household?
Housekeeper.
9. Which member of the family does Myrtle become devoted to?
Georgie.
10. What is the name of the hotel Myrtle follows Master Georgie to?
Washington Hotel.
11. What does Master Georgie study at university?
Medicine.
12. What kind of show does Myrtle...
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